Chapter 298: The Key
Vlad the Impaler is a real historical figure, and the so-called Count Dracula is a story inspired by Muggle writer Brim Stoker based on some folklore......"
"You should all know that the bill on the treatment of half-humans for non-wizards exists, but don't think it's omnipotent, vampires are always vampires, not humans, and they're actually quite dangerous......"
The next course of action was being discussed, and experienced adult wizards were reminding the warriors of the dangers of a creature.
Cedric, Fleur and the others were listening very carefully, and took the initiative to interject from time to time. Only the only warrior, who was not yet seventeen years old, held on to a tree on the side, panting and flushing.
Harry felt that his current state was terrible, because this time, he had been taken directly to his destination by adult wizards using the magic of apparition.
It's a magical way to travel and get the user where they want to go. After the user focuses on the destination, they disappear from their current location and appear in the place they have in mind.
In a nutshell, phantasm manifestation is a form of teleportation, and it is currently the fastest way to reach your destination.
After listening to Hermione's explanation, he felt that this magic was quite useful, and if he could master it, he would not have to worry about the fire dragon. And at that time, he was still wondering why there were such good spells, and why there was no mass popularity.
Most wizards still prefer to use broomsticks, Floo powder, or portkeys for long journeys.
It was only now that he finally understood how disgusting it was, and as soon as the magic was activated, he noticed that his surroundings had become pitch black, and then his body was squeezed from all directions, and he couldn't breathe at all.
The chest seemed to be tightly strangled by several iron hoops, the eyeballs seemed to be squeezed back into the head, and the eardrums seemed to be pressed deep into the skull...... When he reached his destination and appeared, he even suspected that he had squeezed out of a very narrow rubber tube.
This feeling is simply disgusting, from psychological to physical, it is an all-round discomfort, he only feels that the eardrum in his ears is buzzing at the moment, and his stomach seems to be filled with stones, and he wants to vomit but can't vomit.
- He got motion sickness.
Sirius next to him squeezed his shoulder worriedly, "Harry, are you alright?" It takes a lot of getting used to it. ”
"No, it's okay......" The boy took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to repulse, and smiled reluctantly.
In fact, he was very happy in his heart, because Sirius had finally succeeded in overturning the case, and was able to appear in front of people in front of people, and even now he was able to accompany himself here as a godfather and guardian.
This made Harry feel that there was nothing to fear, and he subconsciously completely believed what Headmaster Dumbledore said to himself not long ago.
- That is, the Triwizard Tournament has lost its original meaning, and it cannot be terminated because of the magic contract of the Goblet of Fire, and it must be forcibly held.
But at this time, no one has the luxury of winning anything, pursuing the score, winning glory for the country, winning glory for the school, and so on.
Everyone just wants to go through a process as soon as possible, so that the project can go smoothly, whether it is successful or failed, at least there is a clear result, rather than being interfered with by external factors in the middle of the process, resulting in the interruption of the project.
So this time, a number of powerful wizards were dispatched to accompany the warriors and escort them...... They will not interfere with the actions of the warriors, and the promotion of the project, whether it is investigation, exploration, or combat, will be based on the decisions of the warriors themselves.
These adult wizards are just an insurance policy to ensure that this project can end smoothly.
There's a reason why you don't just find a random project to perfunctory, such as asking the Warriors to sing, dance, rap and basketball, and treat it as if the project is over.
Because although the competition program can be formulated according to local conditions, it must be a challenging project that most wizards can't do, and can show wisdom and courage, which is absolutely non-negotiable.
This is dictated by fairly old and complex spells, and wizards today may be able to exploit other loopholes in the rules, open back doors for warriors, or cheat, but there is no way to break the most fundamental contract.
It's like when the Warriors are chosen, they have to compete, and this is a matter that has already been decided the moment the flame in the Goblet of Fire burns, so no one can do anything about it.
In today's situation, it is really not easy to rack your brains to find a suitable but challenging project content for them.
Under Sirius's explanation, Harry also understood why he and the others were here, vampires have always been dangerous magical creatures, with extremely high intelligence, and they are no different from humans, the difference is that humans can appear on their recipes.
Their relationship with humans is close and they can intermarry with each other, but most of the vampires are hidden, and many things about them remain a mystery to the wizarding world.
This is already the case with vampires now, let alone vampire origins and the like, and the project is really challenging.
And Harry's understanding of this is that even failure can be seen as a challenge, as long as he works hard, this matter is even explained in the past...... Now that he doesn't have the burden of chasing the score and the pressure, he naturally feels a lot more relaxed.
Coupled with Sirius's presence, Harry felt that perhaps this was a different adventure, with the real Professor Moody, Professor Lupin, and the "Dragon Whisperer" who had recently made a name for himself in the wizarding world and had been battling the front page with the news of the ancient dragon in the Daily Prophet.
He didn't think there would be any danger this time.
Looking at the other three talking with the professors, the boy sincerely felt a trace of envy and shame, envy because he didn't understand what they were discussing at all, and he hadn't studied the content of vampires systematically.
He was ashamed because he found that among so many people, it seemed that he was the only one who had motion sickness, and it took a long time to recover his strength, and Cedric, Fleur and the others did not change their faces, and they didn't seem to care about the strong nausea caused by the illusion at all.
But think about it, all three warriors are true warriors who have reached the age of seventeen.
At Hogwarts, sixth-year students who have reached the age of seventeen can voluntarily sign up for the Apparition class and begin to learn this advanced spell. And being able to be selected as warriors proves that their quality is ridiculously high.
Not only are they in the same grade as their peers, but even senior and even adult wizards may not have as good a grasp of magic as they are.
Maybe some of them were already proficient in using phantom shifting, and if they didn't do well, they would have already gotten used to that feeling, but this was the first time he had ...... It seems to be a drag.
At this time, the American wizard who led the team had already explained everything and directly gave the order to set off.
During this period, he didn't care about Harry Potter at all, and the only contact was to understand it in advance, ask for his name, and don't care about the scar on his forehead.
This disappointed Harry a little, after all, he was still a young man, under the influence of the second year of secondary school, and subconsciously always wanted to get special attention from others, and wanted to be the center of attention.
Although he said that he didn't like to be paid so much attention, after being framed as a warrior in the Triwizard Tournament, he also clashed with Ron for this reason.
But if you really reject this kind of thing, then it must be more fake and more fake. Especially now, he feels that he doesn't have enough knowledge and actual combat ability, and he is obviously the bottom of the four warriors, so he naturally subconsciously hopes to use his special and fame to win back a game and add some impression points.
But it's a pity that this powerful wizard from the United States doesn't seem to have any intuitive impression and concept of "the boy who never dies".
He followed with some amusement, feeling that it was fortunate that this time it was no longer broadcast live through magic, otherwise it would be very embarrassing.
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Noah had actually been paying attention to Harry Potter all along, after all, he was the one chosen by the old man to have an extraordinary fate, and this time the key was likely to fall on the other party's head.
However, after all, this kind of thing is not suitable for public explanation, so he suppressed his curiosity, acting as if he didn't care about the boy at all, and disguised his plan with the old man under the guise of the content of the project.
And this can also stimulate the boy's psychology, after all, the second teenager of this age is easy to be unconvinced, once he feels that he is despised, he will often try his best to prove himself, and he wants to do something to attract people's attention.
And what he needs is such an effect, he is not afraid that this boy will make trouble, he is afraid that he will not make trouble-
Otherwise, how can various low-probability events be triggered? They are now too short on time to go through the carpet and search the world for the clues they need.
So they can only start with the magical creatures like vampires, they have not degraded much in wisdom at least, and Noah is very sure that there is an original origin of their race, which is the source of ancient vampires.
Transylvania, on the other hand, is by far the most credible place of vampire origin, and the mainstream of the wizarding world agrees with this view.
Coupled with the fact that the area they chose was an uncivilized and isolated area, the wizarding world didn't know much about it, and it was indeed very likely that they could find clues about ancient vampires.
Next, whether it's to get information about ancient magic and wizards from their mouths, or simply ask them directly about how to solve the crisis caused by the ancient dragons......
- That's all for later.
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